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- Most estimates concerning the availability
of Uranium in the world, which consider known reserves and reasonable estimates of other high grade sources of uranium ore,
are around 4 to 5 million tons.
- If we add together all potential sources of uranium, including unconventional
sources, the amount of uranium that is accessible around the globe is in excess of 17 million tons
- The price for Uranium is $US50 per pound. The known conventional reserves amount to about 85
years supply at the current level of consumption.
- Including the unexplored reserves and unconventional resources, it is
estimated that the Uranium supply will suffice for 500 years.
- The only way to achieve this is if at some point between 2010 and 2020 the uranium mining industry is dramatically
expanded.
Known Recoverable Resources of Uranium
Tons of Uranium % of world
Australia 1,143,000 24%
Kazakhstan 816,000 17%
Canada 444,000 9%
USA 342,000 7%
South Africa 341,000 7%
Namibia 282,000 6%
Brazil 279,000
6%
Niger 225,000
5%
Russian Fed. 172,000
4%
Uzbekistan 116,000 2%
Ukraine 90,000
2%
Jordan
79,000
2%
India 67,000 1%
China
60,000 1%
Other
287,000 6%
World total
4,743,000
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